ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters may see more candidates championing parental rights issues in next year’s local school board elections as a prominent conservative organizing movement expands in the state.
Moms for Liberty held a town hall in a meeting room at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth to give parents the opportunity to speak with Republican lawmakers. It also gave officials an opportunity to encourage supporters to get involved at the local and state levels — or even run for office.
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